General description
Ceftazidime + avibactam is a combination of a third generation cephalosporin (ceftazidime) and a betalactamase inhibitor (avibactam) used in the treatment of infections caused by extended-spectrum betalactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae or by P. aeruginosa as an alternative to treatment with carbapenem.
INN
Ceftazidime + avibactam
Medicine type
Chemical agent
Antibiotic groups
EML status history
First added in 2019
(TRS
1021)
for
Carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae
Added in 2019
(TRS
1021)
for
Carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Added in 2019
(TRS
1021)
for
Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Therapeutic equivalent for
Wikipedia
DrugBank
Recommendations
Section
Reserve group antibiotics
- Parenteral > General injections > IV: 2 g in vial + 0.5 g in vial powder for injection